Which of the following was a key consequence of the political devotion to the needs of business instead of the needs of the working classes during the Industrial Revolution in America?
A) An increase in the standard of living of the middle class citizens
B) The eradication of unemployment as job opportunities increased
C) Glorification of the image of corrupt politicians
D) A dramatic decline in attention to the treatment of African Americans
E) Major civil unrest in the states over the state of affairs
D
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The higher tariffs on imported raw materials and goods advanced by Speaker of the House Henry Clay were least popular among
A) New England mill owners. B) New England mill workers. C) Southern cotton planters. D) owners and workers in new industries located in cities such as Cincinnati, Ohio and Lexington, Kentucky.
According to Dean Rusk, student protests would likely:
A) shorten the Vietnam War. B) prolong the Vietnam War. C) persuade the Soviets to intervene in Vietnam. D) persuade Johnson not to seek reelection.
In light of future evidence, it seems apparent that in the Compromise of 1850 the South made a tactical blunder by
a. allowing a ban on the slave trade in Washington, D.C. b. demanding a strong fugitive slave law. c. not insisting on federal protection of slavery in the territories. d. allowing the admission of California as a free state. e. allowing popular sovereignty in Nebraska territory.
Radical Republicans focused on __________
A) the establishment of integrated schools B) sweeping land reform in the South C) securing voting rights for black men D) bringing the Confederate states back into the Union